The Wandering Nichols

The Wandering Nichols

As the happy owners of a skoolie, we are ready to take on the world... or at least the U.S.A. With a family of 7, tiny living can sometimes be hard, but we're always up for an adventure!! We can't wait to have you along for the journey!

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  • @d12tu68
    @d12tu683 ай бұрын

    nice cool style 🔮🔮🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🔮🩵🔮🩵🔮🩵🔮🩵🔮🩵🔮🩵🔮🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🔮🔮🔮🔮

  • @EffieG-ez9tf
    @EffieG-ez9tf3 ай бұрын

    Air locks are a new one on me. Never heard of them before. When you replace it with an electric system, will that run directly off of the batteries?

  • @EffieG-ez9tf
    @EffieG-ez9tf3 ай бұрын

    I may have missed it, but how long is your bus? Do you ever share the electrical and plumbing design plans and layout diagrams, and if so, could you post them for us to see? Is it difficult to set up and run such a system? I really love how you have arranged everything. It all flows very nicely. Can you estimate about how much water you use for showers for the whole family? I only ask because my two adult sons and I are contemplating moving into a bus just about the size of yours and we all love our hot showers. How often do you need to refill your fresh water tanks? The port where you attach a hose to the outside of the bus and fill both tanks is very clever. Are your batteries lithium phosphate or something else? Sorry for bugging you with all these questions, but I am finding it difficult to understand all the information we need when it comes from the experienced pro’s; they all tend to speak some ancient Gear-Head dialect and I have great respect for their knowledge, but I am a long way from being able to translate it. No offense intended to the pro’s, of course. They are a valuable resource. It’s just that I personally won’t be able to devote ten years of my remaining life to learn all of this unless it is in plain language. Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us. You both did a wonderful job with it.😊

  • @SuperRedman76
    @SuperRedman764 ай бұрын

    I'm guessing the bus is 35-40 ft ? That's one thing you didn't mention.

  • @johningardia2088
    @johningardia20885 ай бұрын

    I noticed that you left the original windows. How do you feel about that now? Is that the original ceiling? If not, what is it like in the heat of summer?

  • @MusikCassette
    @MusikCassette5 ай бұрын

    if you want to make solar power in the winter, you need a steeper angle.

  • @boxbackknitties
    @boxbackknitties5 ай бұрын

    Skoolie D best keep them panels snow free!

  • @TheSmithsPartyof6
    @TheSmithsPartyof66 ай бұрын

    New sub! Been watching u guys videos all day! You guys are doing really well! Keep it up!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols6 ай бұрын

    Thanks :)

  • @SomeTechGuy666
    @SomeTechGuy6666 ай бұрын

    Is that a D4500 ?

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols6 ай бұрын

    Close it is a 102d3 a 40’

  • @Billy-cs4cc
    @Billy-cs4cc7 ай бұрын

    Love the shoe rack.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols6 ай бұрын

    Thanks:)

  • @ryanh5370
    @ryanh53707 ай бұрын

    How did you get the fridge in the bus?

  • @robertj.mckinneysr4724
    @robertj.mckinneysr47248 ай бұрын

    MCI's have issues with water sitting on top of the rear fenders in between the wooden floor and again top of fenders. Please check your bus for these factory faults. 😊

  • @robertj.mckinneysr4724
    @robertj.mckinneysr47248 ай бұрын

    Sawzaw in section ❤

  • @BaqYardBrawlz
    @BaqYardBrawlz8 ай бұрын

    How did you get it around the support frame for the bed ?

  • @glennman9890
    @glennman98909 ай бұрын

    I believe the use of plywood strips will provide good protection against thermal transfer at the fasteners. I used spray foam, but also ran R-5 foam board over all the steel, but the fasteners transfer heat and cold. I'm having to insulate over each screw head before installing final finish materials. Nice Job!

  • @glennman9890
    @glennman98909 ай бұрын

    Very very nice. It looks just like my 2002 MCI. I'll be looking for more of your videos. See mine at Glennman. We're using our bus now after 3 years of converting. It's not completely finished, but we're heading down the Oregon Coast this coming weekend. Judging from the condition of your ramp you removed, it looks like your bus is in really nice shape. My ramp looked like it had a million miles of foot traffic over it!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols9 ай бұрын

    What ministry would your family love the most?

  • @backroadadventures
    @backroadadventures9 ай бұрын

    Great build and thanks for the share! Curious to know if you have seat belts on the red colored couch? I see seat belts for 5 (?) but your family has seven members.

  • @maifrank6048
    @maifrank604810 ай бұрын

    why did you have to change the insulation when there is already an insulation?

  • @robertj.mckinneysr4724
    @robertj.mckinneysr47248 ай бұрын

    Not thick enough. Sucking R values for RV conversion

  • @JeffeysMom
    @JeffeysMom11 ай бұрын

    Love it!

  • @d12tu68
    @d12tu68 Жыл бұрын

    red couch looks nice on bus yous should put more red to tie it all together 🍄🔴🍚🔴🍄🔴🍄🏐

  • @kennethshelton9976
    @kennethshelton9976 Жыл бұрын

    Dude your Breathing is so heavy bro, can’t even hear her talk

  • @m-k-i
    @m-k-i Жыл бұрын

    i am your new subscriber from North East India..if you need more subscriber from india you need to react some place of India or some place of North East India and their beautiful place...

  • @martinhomeskoolie
    @martinhomeskoolie Жыл бұрын

    I love the Philbrook!! We used to live there and we miss it! The gardens are my favorite!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    It's an amazing place... I could spend days in that garden 😁

  • @hellojilly
    @hellojilly Жыл бұрын

    Very awesome!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @ghanwariaz30
    @ghanwariaz30 Жыл бұрын

    When can we expect a detailed tour of your new home on wheels! Can't wait!!!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    As soon as we're able to wrap up some projects 😁

  • @Kristoferwitha_k
    @Kristoferwitha_k Жыл бұрын

    Wow....just WOW..and people say there is no GOD. God is good

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Yes He is

  • @azazel7752
    @azazel7752 Жыл бұрын

    Lol 😂

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @kyliejones9047
    @kyliejones9047 Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂 so funny

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Right?! 😂

  • @Swerly01
    @Swerly01 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful skoolie, hope mine turns out half as nice! Can’t wait to see your adventures. Congratulations. You got a sub from me. If you have time check my build out.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! And good luck on your adventures!

  • @josephscala6707
    @josephscala6707 Жыл бұрын

    You're teaching kids that dinosaurs lived alongside with people? Ouch!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Actually, there's a ton of proof that dinosaurs lived much later than many people believe. From stories of people fighting dragons recorded in Beowuf, to secluded jungle tribes hunting dinosaurs 50 years ago, there's even documentation from the 1940s of fishermen pulling a decaying (not fossilised) water dinosaur from the sea. Literally 80% of the ocean is still unexplored by humans. For all we know, dinosaurs STILL exist. All this and the Bible actually talks about dinosaurs living about 4,000 years ago in the book of Job.

  • @HannahsCats-zp6rb
    @HannahsCats-zp6rb Жыл бұрын

    @@TheWanderingNichols People never lived with dinosaurs. I think you're a science denier.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    @@HannahsCats-zp6rb It's not as crazy as some think. Here's a link to a bunch of research backing up that dinos and humans lived at the same time: answersingenesis.org/dinosaurs/humans/

  • @stevendelucas6311
    @stevendelucas6311 Жыл бұрын

    @@TheWanderingNichols Hunting dinosaurs 50 years ago? Did you go to school, and what curriculum did you take? What country did you grow up in?

  • @HannahsCats-zp6rb
    @HannahsCats-zp6rb Жыл бұрын

    @@TheWanderingNichols I looked at AIG and am blown away. That's your source? Wiki defines it as "an American fundamentalist Christian apologetics parachurch organization. It advocates Young Earth creationism on the basis of its literal, historical-grammatical interpretation of the Book of Genesis and the Bible as a whole. Out of belief in biblical inerrancy, it rejects the results of scientific investigations that contradict their view of the Genesis creation narrative and instead supports pseudoscientific creation science. The organization sees evolution as incompatible with the Bible and believes anything other than the young Earth view is a compromise on the principle of biblical inerrancy."

  • @aced5045
    @aced5045 Жыл бұрын

    Great this is cool. Love the fact that its removable

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Yeah! It works amazing!

  • @shannajoy1821
    @shannajoy1821 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome build. ❤❤❤❤ Really enjoyed this walk through.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @blakedewhirst4379
    @blakedewhirst4379 Жыл бұрын

    im thinking if you had gone door to door to those trucks in the lot..one of them woud have one and sold one to you..many truckers cary one as a spare..great vidio..from nova scotia canada...

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    The thought crossed our mind 😊 but the hub sizes are all different.

  • @tipsandtrips7519
    @tipsandtrips7519 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! What do you all record and edit your content with? It is well put together….🙌🚌

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! We just use our iPhones to record- their cameras are great. As for editing, we use iMovie.

  • @tipsandtrips7519
    @tipsandtrips7519 Жыл бұрын

    @@TheWanderingNichols Hey, you’re more than welcome! iPhones and iMovie? No way! Looks so professional, thanks, & glad that Dad got the family back on the road….🙌🚌

  • @gooddeutch
    @gooddeutch Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy Tulsa guys! lived there for 10 years. Go downtown and enjoy the mayo rooftop bar.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the advice! We've been loving Tulsa so far, it's an amazing city.

  • @bigronshobbies8209
    @bigronshobbies8209 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome job !

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @bigronshobbies8209
    @bigronshobbies8209 Жыл бұрын

    It's a beautiful bus, had to start from the begining.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    The bus has really been great.

  • @mindyourenigma
    @mindyourenigma Жыл бұрын

    Without the government indoctrination. Always a positive.

  • @thedigmanjourney147
    @thedigmanjourney147 Жыл бұрын

    So Crazy! We are at 11 months and no where near ready to start living in it. Enjoy the warmer weather!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊 and good luck on your bus conversion

  • @richdavidson8554
    @richdavidson8554 Жыл бұрын

    Do you have a service manual for it?

  • @tammycruz8189
    @tammycruz8189 Жыл бұрын

    Yay Safe Travels Family

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @katieanneozarkhollowhomestead
    @katieanneozarkhollowhomestead Жыл бұрын

    So exciting! Hope y’all are enjoying the warmer weather closer down this way! Hopefully you didn’t run across any bad storms or hail.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊 we've had a little bit of weather issues, but nothing too bad.

  • @84chevyguyid
    @84chevyguyid Жыл бұрын

    Love the bus! I can identify with trying to get the bus out of the ice, just got mine out last week and it took lots of rock salt and some pretty good tugging but it finally came out of its holes. Have fun!!

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Getting it out of the ice was definitely a challenge 😄

  • @MrsHMedia
    @MrsHMedia Жыл бұрын

    Did you remove and reskin or just cover up the windows you didn’t use?

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    We covered them with insulation and plywood

  • @bigronshobbies8209
    @bigronshobbies8209 Жыл бұрын

    Looking good, your hard work is getting ready to payoff, look forward to your adventure. Safe travels.

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! We have a lot of fun stuff planned 😊

  • @crissy9792
    @crissy9792 Жыл бұрын

    Great job! Can’t wait to see all your travels and lovely places you will visit x

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! We can't wait to share all the amazing things we've got planned

  • @MrsHMedia
    @MrsHMedia Жыл бұрын

    What type of ceramic insulation did you use?

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    It was a ceramic fiber insulation blanket roll from Home Depot

  • @tammycruz8189
    @tammycruz8189 Жыл бұрын

    It's looking very nice guys can't wait to see the finished job

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! We're excited

  • @bobbyotay8817
    @bobbyotay8817 Жыл бұрын

    That's not a school bus that's what a school is. You actually converted a transportation bus

  • @TheWanderingNichols
    @TheWanderingNichols Жыл бұрын

    You're right... we should call it a trannie!